February 20, 2024 RECAP Aventura City Commission Special Meeting CITY OF AVENTURA
Aventura Government Center
19200 West Country Club Drive
Aventura, FL 33180
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CITY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING RECAP
February 20, 2024
9:00 a.m.
Aventura Government Center
Commission Chambers
City Commission
Mayor Howard S. Weinberg, Esq.
Vice Mayor Paul A. Kruss
Commissioner Amit Bloom
Commissioner Rachel S. Friedland, Esq.
Commissioner Billy Joel
Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks
Commissioner Michael Stern
City Manager Ronald J. Wasson
City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath, MMC
City Attorneys Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman
Aventura City Commission Special Meeting RECAP February 20, 2024
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 10:28 a.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge was done at the Local Planning Agency Meeting.
3. RESOLUTION/PUBLIC INPUT:
Action Taken: Adopted as Resolution No. 2024-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE FROM ALAN JAY AUTOMOTIVE
MANAGEMENT, INC. D/B/A ALAN JAY FLEET SALES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$55,756; PROVIDING FOR AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION;
PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
4. ZONING HEARINGS — QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. Action Taken: Deferred
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL, PURSUANT TO SECTION 31-143(F)(2a) OF
THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES: (1) TO ALLOW A BUILDING TO CAST A SHADOW
UPON PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN A BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT; (2) TO ALLOW
A DENSITY OF 60 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE WHERE 45 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE
IS PERMITTED; (3) TO ALLOW A LOT COVERAGE OF 46% FOR A LEED GOLD OR
PLATINUM CERTIFIED BUILDING WHERE 40% IS PERMITTED; (4) TO ALLOW A FLOOR
AREA RATIO (FAR) OF 4.3 FOR A LEED GOLD OR PLATINUM CERTIFIED BUILDING,
WHERE A MAXIMUM FAR OF 2.0 IS PERMITTED;AND (5)TO ALLOW A LIMITED-SERVICE
HOTEL IN THE RMF4 ZONING DISTRICT IN COMBINATION WITH A MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2785 NE 183
STREET; PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
B. Action Taken: Deferred
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA,
GRANTING VARIANCES FROM SECTION 31-143(F) OF THE CITY'S LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS: (1) TO ALLOW THE GROSS FLOOR AREA (GFA) OF A
HOTEL TO BE 45% OF THE GFA OF THE BUILDING WHERE A MAXIMUM OF 33% IS
PERMITTED; (2) TO ALLOW SEPARATION BETWEEN HOTEL AND RESIDENTIAL USES
IN HORIZONTAL BLOCKS WHERE SEPARATION BY VERTICAL BLOCKS IS REQUIRED;
AND (3) TO ALLOW FOR A SHARED DRIVEWAY FOR RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL USES
WHERE SEPARATE DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE/EXIT ARE REQUIRED, FOR THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 2785 NE 183 STREET; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Aventura City Commission Special Meeting RECAP February 20, 2024
5. ORDINANCE — SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING:
Action Taken: Deferred
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 31,
"LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS" OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY
AMENDING SECTION 31-21 — "DEFINITIONS", TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR "EXTENDED
STAY HOTEL" AND AMENDING SECTION 31-143(F)(2A) "MULTIFAMILY HIGH DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS (RMF4)" TO ADD "EXTENDED STAY HOTEL" TO THE LIST OF
USES THAT MAY BE ESTABLISHED IN RMF4 IF FIRST APPROVED AS A CONDITIONAL
USE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:59 a.m.
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